youth and children generally

Has COVID-19 effected a youth’s gambling behavior? Are youth using video games differently during the pandemic? Given current restrictions how does a program effectively discuss gambling awareness with youth?

Métis Youth Wellness Connection: January Sessions for Teens and Tweens

Navigating today’s world for youth can be complicated and challenging. Shifting from the teen years to young adulthood requires young people to be equipped with the tools to build resilience, feel comfortable and confident having conversations about what is going on in their lives, and monitor their wellness.

Social Pressures and Substance Use Awareness for Tweens (Ages 11-13 only)

Join us for a fun interactive game on navigating social pressures and substance use.

Topics:
• Peer pressure
• How to make healthy choices
• How to say no
• Peer pressure
• Knowing your reactions when under peer pressure

This session is for tweens only: aged 11-13

Register today:

2SLGBTQ+ youth are overrepresented among the homeless youth population and experience significantly higher rates of mental health issues compared to heterosexual and cisgender youth. This study aimed to understand the specific challenges, coping strategies, and mental health responses during the COVID-19 pandemic among 2SLGBTQ+ youth at risk of, and experiencing, homelessness in the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding areas.

Substance use and emotion regulation in youth

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Live webinar January 20, 2022 | Time: 1 to 4 p.m. EST

Facilitator: Adina Hauser, MSW, RSW

Caring for a young person who has a mental illness can be difficult and confusing. The Family Connections program was created to help family members of people with borderline personality disorder live better lives. It provides them with information and research on mental health and family functioning, coping skills, family skills and social support. Until now, there has been no research on the effects of this program on family members of people with other types of mental health challenges.

Direct registration link: https://teach.camhx.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=71

What is this research about?

2SLGBTQ+ youth experience significantly higher rates of mental health issues compared to heterosexual and cisgender youth, due to stigma, discrimination and identity-based rejection. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 2SLGBTQ+ youth are experiencing these stressors in increased and new ways, which are seeming to have devastating effects for this population. For example, due to a lack of alternative housing options heightened by the pandemic, some youth have been forced to isolate at home with unsupportive and abusive family members.

The Holiday Season can be a challenge for parents, especially managing their children’s mental health needs. Help is available. The Maltby Centre is presenting a special free social media livestream – Navigating your child’s mental health over the Holiday Season. The 25 year-old children’s mental health agency in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington will be answering questions from parents live on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube December 9 at 5:00PM.

Check out the Ontario Youth Sector Compass, a landmark study focused on understanding the experiences of young people and youth workers in Ontario.

How can we share our evaluation findings in more creative, accessible, and engaging ways? What tools can we start using today to enhance our reports and presentations?

YouthREX is excited to partner with professional information designer Chris Lysy to offer this interactive webinar on creative solutions for reporting on your program evaluation.

How can evaluations of youth programs be enhanced by User Experience (UX) Design? What are emerging UX Design methods and tools for better understanding participants of youth programs?

YouthREX is excited to partner with professional information designer Chris Lysy to offer this interactive webinar on User Experience (UX) Design in the evaluation of youth programs.

Evaluation not only provides youth programs with the tools to understand, measure and track the intended outcomes and impact of their programs, it also helps to understand the diverse needs of the communities they serve and how they can better prepare themselves to meet those needs in the future.

How many youth were exposed to a gambling ad during pandemic lockdowns? Can Twitch be used to gamble? Are influencers being used to market gambling products? How do YouTube's new restrictions effect the presence of gambling advertisements on the platform?

The YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Gambling Awareness Program's (YGAP) Media Impact presentation will tackle these questions and more, in a free hour long session.

Grieving and gratitude: The impact of COVID-19 on youth webinar

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Live webinar December 13, 2021 | Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m. EST

Facilitator: Marshall Korenblum, MD, FRCP (C), Dip. Child Psych.

As a teen, navigating today’s world for youth can be complicated and challenging.  

Let’s Chat About Mental Health invites teens to join us each month to interact, share and exchange.

A chance to chat in a safe space.

Each month teens will have one-stop access to mental health navigators, youth council representatives, traditional knowledge keepers and specialists.

THIS MONTH:

Monday, November 22, 2021

7:30 - 8:30 PM EST

The YMCA of Greater Toronto’s Youth Cannabis Awareness Program (YCAP) is running a Digital Media Contest and we need the help of youth ages 16-24, who are currently residing in Canada, to help determine a winner. The contest challenged youth from across Canada to create a poster and/or video discussing how cannabis use affects youth brain development.

Creative interventions to assess and treat school refusal

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Live webinar: December 9, 2021 | Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST

Facilitator: Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S

Registration fee for this highly sought after training is only $80!

For our 10th Ask The Expert, we are hosting an in-depth conversation on the importance of effective cannabis education.

Highlighting key individuals in the cannabis education sphere discussing meaningful youth engagement.

This panel highlights the expertise of Emma Hébert, Sylvia Clarke, and Heath D’alessio.

Ask the Expert is a monthly Facebook Livestream where we find reputable sources to provide evidence-based answers to your questions, live!

Join us!

The Exploring the Link Team